Keywords: tracks rail railway commute sky angle pentax art pentaxart st. catharines stcatharines ontario niagara cc0 darktable diagonal Thousands (perhaps millions) of people commute to work daily by commuter trains. This is both good and bad. A train full of passengers uses less energy than the equivalent number of passenger cars (at typical passenger car occupancy). On the other hand, any transportation facility between outlying lower density residential communities and high density employment areas encourages living longer distances from employment and creates increased average commuting distances. The result is expanding urban sprawl. The challenge is to find the correct balance. It is difficult, but this is what makes it very interesting. Rail at the St. Catharines, Ontario VIA Rail station. Thousands (perhaps millions) of people commute to work daily by commuter trains. This is both good and bad. A train full of passengers uses less energy than the equivalent number of passenger cars (at typical passenger car occupancy). On the other hand, any transportation facility between outlying lower density residential communities and high density employment areas encourages living longer distances from employment and creates increased average commuting distances. The result is expanding urban sprawl. The challenge is to find the correct balance. It is difficult, but this is what makes it very interesting. Rail at the St. Catharines, Ontario VIA Rail station. |